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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Guelph Ontario (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Waterloo, RM Ontario (Census division)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	121,688	...Data not available	...Data not available	507,096	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	114,943	...Data not available	...Data not available	478,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	5.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	6.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	52,409	...Data not available	...Data not available	202,121	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	48,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,599	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,396.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	370.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	87.15	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,368.94	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	121,690	58,995	62,690	507,095	249,820	257,275
0 to 4 years	7,390	3,765	3,625	30,940	15,880	15,065
5 to 9 years	7,045	3,600	3,445	30,660	15,615	15,045
10 to 14 years	7,100	3,605	3,500	31,370	16,020	15,350
15 to 19 years	7,990	4,110	3,875	34,580	17,710	16,875
15 years	1,555	795	755	6,900	3,550	3,345
16 years	1,540	840	700	6,865	3,570	3,300
17 years	1,515	785	730	6,700	3,360	3,340
18 years	1,565	825	735	6,740	3,440	3,300
19 years	1,825	870	955	7,375	3,795	3,585
20 to 24 years	9,295	4,485	4,810	37,220	19,075	18,145
25 to 29 years	9,040	4,440	4,605	35,685	17,870	17,810
30 to 34 years	8,470	4,190	4,275	34,370	17,065	17,305
35 to 39 years	8,500	4,135	4,365	35,205	17,395	17,815
40 to 44 years	8,775	4,310	4,465	37,075	18,360	18,720
45 to 49 years	9,545	4,755	4,790	40,580	20,075	20,510
50 to 54 years	8,890	4,325	4,565	37,410	18,385	19,025
55 to 59 years	7,495	3,540	3,955	31,785	15,525	16,265
60 to 64 years	6,300	2,945	3,350	26,630	12,900	13,725
65 to 69 years	4,560	2,130	2,430	19,360	9,115	10,250
70 to 74 years	3,480	1,525	1,960	14,740	7,080	7,665
75 to 79 years	3,015	1,325	1,690	11,835	5,290	6,540
80 to 84 years	2,640	1,080	1,555	9,180	3,730	5,450
85 years and over	2,145	730	1,420	8,450	2,730	5,720
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.7	36.6	38.7	37.7	36.6	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.3	81.4	83.1	81.7	81.0	82.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	100,145	48,030	52,120	414,120	202,305	211,810
Married or living with a common-law partner	57,895	28,845	29,055	245,165	122,485	122,680
Married (and not separated)	48,760	24,300	24,460	212,085	105,985	106,100
Living common law	9,130	4,540	4,595	33,080	16,500	16,575
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	42,255	19,185	23,065	168,955	79,820	89,135
Single (never legally married)	28,110	14,840	13,275	113,695	61,995	51,700
Separated	3,060	1,245	1,810	12,535	5,205	7,335
Divorced	5,955	2,165	3,785	21,815	8,545	13,265
Widowed	5,125	935	4,190	20,915	4,080	16,835
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	33,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	15,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	65,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	7,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	7,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	33,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	28,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	23,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	103,945	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	9,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	13,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	6,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	265	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	5,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,755	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	4,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,045	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	1,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	735	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	280	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	37,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	163,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	12,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	55,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	4,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	7,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	3,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	120,555	58,525	62,030	499,610	246,930	252,680
Number of persons not in census families	21,095	9,465	11,635	73,390	36,055	37,335
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,375	945	1,425	9,670	4,075	5,595
Living with non-relatives only	5,970	3,245	2,720	18,435	10,985	7,450
Living alone	12,755	5,265	7,490	45,285	20,995	24,290
Number of census family persons	99,455	49,060	50,395	426,225	210,875	215,345
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	15,160	6,565	8,595	58,490	26,450	32,040
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,125	1,255	3,870	18,200	4,795	13,405
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	740	160	580	3,020	625	2,390
Living with non-relatives only	260	125	140	810	370	440
Living alone	4,125	970	3,155	14,370	3,795	10,575
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,035	5,310	4,720	40,290	21,660	18,630
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	48,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	32,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	30,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	25,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	11,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	14,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	2,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	560	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	885	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	870	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	15,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	12,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	48,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	26,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	5,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	16,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	2,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	5,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	5,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	55	...Data not available	...Data not available	330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	48,115	...Data not available	...Data not available	191,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	12,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	15,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	63,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	7,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	7,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	2,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	120,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	499,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	121,085	58,750	62,335	501,800	247,815	253,990
Single responses	119,340	57,910	61,430	494,100	244,020	250,080
English	95,850	46,635	49,215	375,515	186,060	189,455
French	1,610	720	885	6,090	2,870	3,220
Non-official languages	21,885	10,555	11,330	112,495	55,080	57,415
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	30	5	25
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	21,385	10,310	11,075	111,250	54,455	56,800
African languages, n.i.e.	50	20	35	315	165	150
Afrikaans	20	10	10	100	60	40
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	55	30	25
Albanian	60	25	30	810	425	380
Amharic	115	70	45	595	285	310
Arabic	530	290	235	4,425	2,335	2,090
Armenian	60	30	25	455	235	220
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	90	40	50
Bengali	215	115	100	700	380	320
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	70	30	40	45	20	30
Bosnian	85	40	45	495	255	245
Bulgarian	35	25	15	155	90	70
Burmese	0	0	0	65	40	25
Cantonese	765	360	405	1,410	710	700
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,320	640	685	4,835	2,395	2,440
Creoles	25	10	15	105	50	65
Croatian	140	65	75	2,195	1,100	1,095
Czech	105	45	60	800	375	425
Danish	75	35	40	195	90	100
Dutch	760	365	395	2,345	1,080	1,260
Estonian	15	5	10	120	55	65
Finnish	35	10	25	165	80	85
Flemish	25	15	15	70	25	40
Fukien	5	0	5	20	10	10
German	920	400	515	16,515	7,850	8,670
Greek	210	105	100	1,400	700	705
Gujarati	455	230	220	2,165	1,115	1,050
Hakka	5	5	0	15	10	10
Hebrew	35	25	5	90	45	50
Hindi	245	115	125	1,150	585	565
Hungarian	935	460	475	1,825	895	930
Ilocano	25	10	15	55	20	35
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	15	145	70	75
Italian	2,320	1,120	1,200	1,930	1,040	890
Japanese	65	30	35	395	165	230
Khmer (Cambodian)	105	45	65	275	140	135
Korean	185	95	95	1,495	750	750
Kurdish	30	10	20	515	280	230
Lao	160	80	75	1,030	500	535
Latvian	30	15	15	95	50	50
Lingala	5	0	5	10	0	5
Lithuanian	30	15	20	90	40	50
Macedonian	35	10	25	250	125	115
Malay	55	30	30	190	80	110
Malayalam	80	40	40	300	150	150
Maltese	55	25	30	60	30	30
Mandarin	630	280	345	3,065	1,520	1,540
Marathi	40	15	20	145	75	70
Nepali	30	10	20	35	15	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	35	15	15	95	45	45
Norwegian	5	0	5	30	15	10
Oromo	0	0	0	100	55	45
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,265	630	635	3,870	1,915	1,955
Pashto	145	80	70	815	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	805	405	400	2,930	1,530	1,395
Polish	1,290	610	680	5,445	2,600	2,845
Portuguese	325	155	175	10,020	4,815	5,205
Romanian	260	125	130	5,555	2,725	2,830
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	15	5	10
Russian	230	100	130	1,545	725	820
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	5	35	25	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	225	105	115
Serbian	495	245	245	5,080	2,510	2,570
Serbo-Croatian	55	35	25	580	290	290
Shanghainese	5	0	0	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	60	25	30
Sindhi	30	20	15	205	100	105
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	90	45	45	190	95	95
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	120	60	60
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	270	145	130
Slovak	65	35	30	570	260	310
Slovenian	45	20	25	285	150	135
Somali	40	25	15	685	330	355
Spanish	1,160	560	605	7,975	3,815	4,165
Swahili	55	30	20	120	65	55
Swedish	25	10	10	90	55	40
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,045	435	610	1,330	460	870
Taiwanese	30	15	15	70	35	35
Tamil	220	115	105	665	355	315
Telugu	20	10	10	290	165	130
Thai	40	15	25	115	40	70
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	5	5
Tigrigna	25	20	10	450	225	230
Turkish	80	40	35	785	410	375
Ukrainian	220	90	130	820	355	465
Urdu	495	265	230	2,800	1,440	1,365
Vietnamese	1,460	710	755	3,190	1,535	1,655
Yiddish	5	0	0	15	5	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	495	245	250	1,215	625	590
Multiple responses	1,740	840	905	7,700	3,795	3,905
English and French	275	115	155	1,025	460	560
English and non-official language	1,395	695	700	6,280	3,155	3,135
French and non-official language	55	20	35	230	110	125
English, French and non-official language	20	5	10	160	75	85
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	121,085	58,750	62,335	501,800	247,815	253,990
English only	109,280	53,860	55,425	462,190	230,855	231,330
French only	50	20	30	230	100	130
English and French	10,360	4,340	6,015	31,440	13,630	17,810
Neither English nor French	1,395	535	860	7,940	3,230	4,710
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	121,080	58,750	62,335	501,800	247,810	253,985
English	117,780	57,360	60,420	485,815	240,750	245,070
French	1,565	705	865	5,875	2,770	3,100
English and French	370	180	190	2,360	1,160	1,205
Neither English nor French	1,365	510	855	7,750	3,130	4,620
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,750	790	960	7,050	3,355	3,700
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.4	1.3	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	121,085	58,750	62,335	501,800	247,810	253,985
Single responses	117,805	57,150	60,655	484,965	239,535	245,430
English	105,850	51,365	54,480	423,620	209,565	214,055
French	505	205	300	1,725	810	915
Non-official languages	11,455	5,580	5,875	59,620	29,160	30,460
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	0	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,150	5,430	5,720	59,085	28,900	30,190
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	165	80	85
Afrikaans	5	0	5	30	15	15
Akan (Twi)	10	0	5	20	10	10
Albanian	35	20	15	530	270	260
Amharic	75	45	35	390	195	200
Arabic	250	120	130	2,690	1,320	1,370
Armenian	35	15	15	225	105	120
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	35	15	20
Bengali	130	70	60	435	225	210
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	10	15	15	5	5
Bosnian	55	25	35	310	165	145
Bulgarian	10	10	5	80	40	35
Burmese	0	0	0	90	45	40
Cantonese	500	235	265	820	400	420
Chinese, n.o.s.	945	480	465	3,270	1,635	1,635
Creoles	0	0	0	40	15	25
Croatian	55	25	25	1,035	500	535
Czech	35	15	20	265	125	140
Danish	5	5	5	35	15	15
Dutch	50	20	30	420	190	230
Estonian	0	0	0	25	5	15
Finnish	5	0	0	20	10	15
Flemish	5	5	5	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	5
German	100	40	55	6,375	3,065	3,310
Greek	60	30	30	575	270	305
Gujarati	310	155	155	1,380	690	690
Hakka	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	15	10	5	55	25	30
Hindi	140	65	75	535	280	260
Hungarian	485	245	245	615	310	305
Ilocano	5	5	5	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	95	40	60
Italian	735	305	430	450	210	240
Japanese	30	15	15	220	105	110
Khmer (Cambodian)	70	30	35	160	85	75
Korean	130	70	60	1,070	535	530
Kurdish	15	5	10	325	170	155
Lao	95	45	50	555	275	275
Latvian	0	5	0	10	5	5
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	5
Lithuanian	10	5	5	15	5	10
Macedonian	10	5	10	125	60	65
Malay	25	15	15	65	30	35
Malayalam	40	20	20	190	95	95
Maltese	15	5	10	10	5	5
Mandarin	490	230	260	2,360	1,190	1,165
Marathi	25	15	15	65	35	35
Nepali	10	5	5	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	30	15	20
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oromo	5	0	5	50	20	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	930	460	470	2,575	1,250	1,330
Pashto	110	50	55	585	295	290
Persian (Farsi)	540	270	265	2,205	1,125	1,080
Polish	620	305	310	2,490	1,215	1,280
Portuguese	95	50	45	4,470	2,090	2,380
Romanian	140	70	75	3,055	1,490	1,570
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	5	5
Russian	170	85	85	970	465	500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	5	0	10	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	160	75	85
Serbian	340	165	175	3,810	1,880	1,925
Serbo-Croatian	35	15	20	330	165	165
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	20	10	90	50	40
Sindhi	10	5	5	85	45	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	55	30	30	80	40	40
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	95	50	50
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	140	75	65
Slovak	10	5	5	180	85	100
Slovenian	5	5	0	70	35	40
Somali	30	20	15	480	230	245
Spanish	605	300	300	4,720	2,265	2,455
Swahili	25	20	5	70	30	40
Swedish	5	0	5	40	20	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	425	190	235	445	200	245
Taiwanese	15	10	10	35	20	15
Tamil	170	85	85	370	190	180
Telugu	15	5	10	160	85	75
Thai	20	15	10	55	25	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	25	15	5	285	140	145
Turkish	70	45	30	420	215	200
Ukrainian	65	25	30	240	100	140
Urdu	315	165	150	1,755	895	860
Vietnamese	1,185	585	600	2,295	1,110	1,185
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	305	150	155	535	265	270
Multiple responses	3,275	1,600	1,675	16,835	8,275	8,560
English and French	125	60	65	585	250	340
English and non-official language	3,100	1,520	1,580	15,880	7,855	8,025
French and non-official language	10	10	5	80	35	45
English, French and non-official language	35	10	25	285	130	150
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	121,085	58,750	62,335	501,795	247,810	253,990
None	106,950	52,030	54,910	438,135	216,745	221,395
Single responses	13,860	6,580	7,280	62,475	30,495	31,980
English	5,345	2,655	2,695	25,505	12,775	12,730
French	1,585	640	940	4,450	1,905	2,555
Non-official languages	6,930	3,285	3,645	32,520	15,825	16,700
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	30	10	20
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	25	5	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	6,795	3,215	3,580	31,905	15,515	16,390
African languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	80	35	45
Afrikaans	20	5	10	60	30	30
Akan (Twi)	15	10	10	25	15	10
Albanian	15	5	10	165	90	85
Amharic	30	25	5	185	95	90
Arabic	205	120	90	1,440	785	655
Armenian	25	15	15	140	70	65
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Bengali	80	35	45	180	100	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	20	10	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	15	5	10	160	85	75
Bulgarian	15	10	5	40	30	20
Burmese	5	5	5	25	15	15
Cantonese	205	100	100	490	250	240
Chinese, n.o.s.	320	135	180	980	490	485
Creoles	15	10	5	75	35	40
Croatian	55	15	40	725	360	365
Czech	40	15	30	300	135	165
Danish	45	20	25	65	30	40
Dutch	215	95	120	620	270	345
Estonian	10	0	5	40	10	25
Finnish	20	10	10	50	25	20
Flemish	5	0	5	10	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	5
German	395	165	230	4,295	1,960	2,335
Greek	120	55	65	660	325	330
Gujarati	105	60	45	525	255	270
Hakka	5	0	0	5	0	0
Hebrew	10	5	5	60	25	30
Hindi	195	105	90	770	410	360
Hungarian	225	95	130	505	230	275
Ilocano	10	5	10	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	35	20	10
Italian	860	410	445	725	350	375
Japanese	45	25	15	155	70	90
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	15	20	60	30	25
Korean	45	20	25	275	145	130
Kurdish	5	0	5	100	50	50
Lao	60	35	25	310	160	145
Latvian	15	10	5	25	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	10
Lithuanian	5	5	5	20	5	10
Macedonian	5	0	5	60	35	25
Malay	35	15	20	75	30	40
Malayalam	30	20	15	115	65	50
Maltese	20	10	10	20	10	10
Mandarin	165	70	95	625	295	330
Marathi	5	0	0	40	30	15
Nepali	15	10	5	0	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	75	40	40
Norwegian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Oromo	0	0	0	30	20	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	220	120	100	850	440	415
Pashto	35	20	15	135	80	55
Persian (Farsi)	200	110	90	400	215	185
Polish	380	175	205	1,555	735	815
Portuguese	170	85	85	3,855	1,895	1,955
Romanian	85	45	40	1,570	755	810
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Russian	65	25	40	395	190	210
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	15	10	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	60	30	30
Serbian	100	50	55	825	400	420
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	145	75	75
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	60	30	30
Sindhi	10	5	0	60	25	35
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	15	15	70	40	30
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Slovak	20	10	5	175	75	100
Slovenian	15	5	10	90	40	45
Somali	0	0	0	160	70	90
Spanish	590	295	290	2,795	1,355	1,440
Swahili	20	10	10	85	50	40
Swedish	15	5	5	40	20	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	390	155	235	515	160	355
Taiwanese	0	0	0	20	10	10
Tamil	65	30	30	240	130	110
Telugu	0	0	0	90	45	45
Thai	15	5	5	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	15	10	5	130	60	70
Turkish	15	10	10	295	145	140
Ukrainian	50	15	35	190	75	115
Urdu	140	65	75	840	420	415
Vietnamese	285	135	145	645	325	325
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	135	75	65	585	295	290
Multiple responses	275	135	140	1,185	570	620
English and French	25	15	10	155	75	85
English and non-official language	110	50	50	460	240	220
French and non-official language	145	70	80	555	255	305
English, French and non-official language	5	0	0	10	5	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Guelph, Ontario (Code 35027) and Waterloo, Ontario (Code 3530) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 1, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy: Guelph (Federal electoral district, 2003 Representation Order)

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Geographic hierarchy: Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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- Ontario (Province)
  - Waterloo (Regional municipality)

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